Convertible hair-cutter and safety-razor.



A. T. HAUSER. CONVERTIBLE HAIR CUTTER AND SAFETY RAZOR.

Patented Nov. 4, 1913.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 10, 1912.

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PATENT OFFICE.

HAUSEB, OF ELLENSBURG, WASHINGTON.

CONVERTIBLE HAIR-CUTTER AND SAFETY-RAZOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 4, 1913.

Application filed October 10, 1912. Serial No. 725,( )04.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I. ALrts T. HAt'snB, acitizen of the United States. residing at Ellensburg. in the countyState of \Vashington. have invented certain new and useful Improvementsi Convertiwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hair cutters and safety razors and my objectis to produce a device of this character to be handled as a safety razoror a hair cutter, a further obof Kittitas and 1 jeot being to produce animplement which other and which is of simple and inexpensiveconstruction.

'ith these objects in view, the invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction as hereinafter described claimed.

Referring to the accompanving drawings in which similar referencecharacters refer to similar parts-Figure 1 a top plan view of the comband razor case: Fig. 2. an end view of the same doubled upon itself inoperative position: Fig. 3. the same with a razor blade inserted in theholder: Fig. l. a side elevation of Fig. 3 showing the comb side of thedevice; and Fig. 5. a like view of the opposite or razor side of thesame.

In the said drawing. 1 is a holder. conand . can be quickly convertedfrom one use to the 1 are employed. as an A 1 \ice as a razor that me0c. t

sisting of a plate bent to form an arched 3 and -l formed with dependingteeth 5. wall 3 being bent upon itself at 6 to form a resilient guard Tprovided with roughened adjacent surfaces 8 on either side of thedepending teeth 5 adapted to receive a razor blade 9.

corresponding slpts 11 in the wall bind the razor blade between theguard T and the wall 3.

The holder 1 is bent upon itself to form an arch essentiallysemi-cylindrical which is provided with heads 12 formed with the wall-l. having lugs 13 engaging the inner surface of the holder 1 centrallyof the arched top 2 to limitthe bending movement of the wall 3 withrelation to the wall l and a section 15 of their periphery unattachedfor a purpose hereinafter more full described. The guard T is providedwith a handle 16 for the convenience of the user. The teeth 5 on thecomb side of the device are cut through'the-wall of the holder in heusual manner and in the wall 3 slits are A pair of lugs 10 engage I anda cut longitudinally of the holder and the resilient guard T to providea series of double teeth when the guard is folded upon the wall 3.between which is inclcsed the razor blade 9 which is removablv clampedby the lugs 10 in engagement with the roughened surfaces S when saidlugs are brought into engagement ith the slots 11.

If it desired to use the device for cutting hair. the razor blade isinserted between the guard T and the wall 3. the guard is c sed againstthe wall. the lug 10 engaging the slots 11. the wall 3 restingresiliently against the unattached section 15 of the heads 12 and theteeth 5 of the member 4 ordinary comb. On pressing th wall upon wallithe razor blade 9 in a position to engage the hair which will projectthron -h the teeth 5 of the comb and the teeth 5 to cent the blade. uponthe application of the device to the hair as in the operation ofcombing. and engage the blade 9. thereby cuttingthe hair.

\l'hen it is desired to use the device as a razor the guard T is laidadjacent the surface to be shaved and the heard or other hair projectingbetween the teeth 5 of the guard and the adjacent plate 3 will be cut inthe usual manner.

It has; been found that when u ing my dets are obtained with the slidingdiagonal stroke across the beard and sides of the face. By such movementa hair engaging one of the teeth of the guard will. upon the continueddownw; rd movement slip between said tooth and into the opening formedbetween it and the adiacent to th and engage the cutting edge of theblade and consequently he cut. It i apparent that if the hairs are notshaved on the first stroke. a subsequent stroke will remove them.

From the above description. it will be seen razor adapted to be used forshaving or shearing.

Having thus: described my invention,

what I claim is 1. In a combined hair cutter and razor, a holdercomprising a single piece of metal bent upon itself. one end thereofprovided with depending teeth. the other end thereof outwardly bent uponitself to provide a receptacle for the razor blade and provided withteeth adjacent to the bottom of the rethe holders u .and adapted .tocooperate with said razor 'ceptacle, thecutting edge of said razor;

blade engaging the inner surfaces of the bent-over portion and theholder.

2. In acombined hair cutter and razor, a holder comprising arectangularpiece of sheet metal bent upon itself semi-cylindrically, theextremities of said holder projecting tangentially therefrom, teethformed upon the edges of said projecting ends, a receptacle for a razorblade formed with one of said projecting ends, a razor blade mounted insaid receptacle and adapted to cut substances engaged by the teeth ofsaid other projectin end, the cutting edge of said razor blad e engagingthe mner surfaces of the bent-over portion and the holder and extendingbeyond the inner terminal of said teeth.

3. In a combined hair cutter and razor, a holder bent upon itself semi-clindrically, closures forthe ends of the semi-cylindrical portion formedintermediate the end of said holder, a resilient uard formed at one endthereof by outwar lv bending one end of n itself, teeth formed throughbot-h thlcknesses of metal adjacent to the line of said bending,roughened surfaces on the adjacent surfaces of said guard and the bodyof the holder, a razor blade mounted between said roughened surfaces,means for binding said razor blade between said guard and the body ofsaid holder and the cutting edge of said razor blade engag ing thesurfaces of the bent-over portion and the holder and extending beyondthe inner terminals of said teeth, a handle formed with said guard,depending teeth formed with the opposite end of said holder blade in theprocess of cutting the hair 4; In a combined hair cutter and razor, asubstantially semi-cylindrical holder, heads at the opposite endsthereof, wings formed by the tangential extension of the cylindricalwalls, depending teeth formed on the edges of said wings, a pocketadapted openings in the inner wall of the handle formed integral withthe outer wall to hold a razor blade formed integral with one of saidwings and the inner wall of said socket provided wlth openlngs, a razorblade in said pocket, means for clamping said blade in the pocketincluding downwardly extending lugs formed on the inner surface of theouter wall of said pocket and adapted to extend through said openings inthe inner wall of said pocket and engage the back of said razor blade,said pocket adapted toresilient cooperation with the teeth formed on theextremity of the opposite wing.

5. In a combined hair cutter and razor, a semi-cylindrical holder formedof a single sheet of metal, outwardly extending wings integral with saidholder, one of said wings provided with longitudinal slots adjacent oneend thereof, and bent centrally of the slots back upon itself convergentof the out- Wardly extending portion to form a pocket, said slotsforming teeth at the outer extremity of said wing, teeth formed at theextremity of the other wing and the inner wall of said pocket providedwith openings, closures for the semi-cylindrical portion formed integralwith the holder intermediate its ends, a razor blade adapted to be-fitted within the pocket aforwaid, means for holding said razor bladewithin said pocket, including lugs formed on the outer wall of saidpocket adapted to engage the back of said blade and extend through thepocket, at

of said pocket, the cutting edge of said razor blade engaging the innersurfaces of said pocket and extending beyond the inner terminal of saidteeth, and said pocket adapted to resilient cooperation with the teethformed on the extremity of the opposite wing.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALTUS T. HAUSER. Witnesses C. R. HOVEY, BLANCHE CRIMP.

